کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
2629105 1136530 2012 7 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Physiological changes in energy healers during self-practice
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم پزشکی و سلامت پزشکی و دندانپزشکی طب مکمل و جایگزین
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Physiological changes in energy healers during self-practice
چکیده انگلیسی

SummaryObjectiveThe physiological status of energy healers during self-practice (activating the healing state without the presence of a recipient) has rarely been examined. This study assessed self practice-related changes in autonomic nervous system (ANS) activity in Reiki Masters and advanced Reconnective Healers.DesignMeasurements of heart rate (HR), heart rate variability (HRV) and cutaneous blood perfusion of the fingers, of 31 Reiki masters and 50 experienced Reconnective Healers were made before, during and after self-practice. Corresponding measurements were made on 32 control subjects, who gazed at a calming picture in place of self-practice.SettingExperiments were conducted in a laboratory setting.ResultsDuring self-practice by Reconnective Healers, the average HR did not change significantly compared to control subjects but the average HRV and the root mean square of successive differences in inter-beat interval (RMSSD) decreased by 11 ms (95% CI 0.6, 4.6, p = 0.009) and 13 ms (95% CI 0.2, 4.1, p = 0.031) more than in control subjects, respectively, indicating reduced parasympathetic nervous activity. Reiki Masters showed no significant change in HR, HRV or RMSSD compared to control subjects. Cutaneous blood perfusion increased during self-practice relative to control subjects in both Reconnective Healers (6.5%; p = 0.012) and Reiki Masters (13.7%; p < 0.001).ConclusionContrary to expectations, neither Reconnective Healers nor Reiki practitioners appear to enter a more physiologically relaxed state during self-practice although there is a local peripheral vasodilatation that is probably mediated by humoral agents.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Complementary Therapies in Medicine - Volume 20, Issue 5, October 2012, Pages 299–305
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